By Hina Kiyani
ISLAMABAD: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Senator Rubina Khalid Monday said the programme was moving towards digitizing beneficiary payments through Digital Wallets in line with the Prime Minister’s vision for a cashless economy and under the special directions of the President of Pakistan.
She stated this during a meeting held in Karachi with Governor State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmad, where matters relating to BISP payments through Digital Wallets and implementation of the interoperability mechanism were discussed.
Senator Rubina Khalid, accompanied by BISP Secretary Amer Ali Ahmad, said the process of distributing free mobile SIMs to beneficiaries had been expedited while awareness campaigns were also being strengthened so that those who had not yet received SIMs could collect them from their nearest BISP offices before June 15. Highlighting the importance of interoperability, she said the initiative would ensure ease, transparency and empowerment by enabling beneficiaries to withdraw payments from any bank of their choice, thereby improving accessibility and promoting financial inclusion.
Governor Jameel Ahmad assured full cooperation in implementing the interoperability mechanism to facilitate BISP beneficiaries.
Director General Cash Transfers BISP Muhammad Idrees Mian also attended the meeting.
